Weekend Warriors: Five Workouts to Kickstart Your Resolution

It’s a week into 2018, and it’s time to test those New Year’s resolutions. Did you commit to get fit? Check out these free and cheap weekend workouts around the metro area this weekend to help get yourself motivated.

By Lauren Archuletta

January 5, 2018

Join your community on the mat. Tiffany Bray Yoga Facebook Page

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It’s a week into 2018, and time to test those New Year’s resolutions. Did you commit to get fit? Check out these free and cheap workouts around the metro area this weekend to get motivated.

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Get moving in the Zumba dance party.

Flickr user Divulgação

Friday Night Zumba with Jess
Dardano’s School of Gymnastics
Friday, January 5, 7:30 p.m.
Get moving on Friday night with Jess Hernandez. All are welcome to this free class, with a “dance party-like” environment. The Zumba party will continue every Friday night through the winter at 7 p.m. at Dardano’s School of Gymnastics. Donations are appreciated at the free class; more information can be found on Hernandez’s Facebook event page.

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Ditch the shoes and grab your mat.

Boulder Running Club Facebook Page

Big Booty Yoga at Boulder Running Club
Boulder Running Club — Cherry Creek
Saturday, January 6, 10 a.m.
The Boulder Running Club — Cherry Creek team is trading in running shoes for yoga mats this Saturday. Big Booty Yoga founder Kady Lafferty will be leading a “mindful morning of yoga,” a restorative practice combined with meditation. Though the class is free, yogis are asked to bring a yoga mat and a bottle of water. For more information, visit the event's website.

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Stretch out in the Mercury Cafe.

Tiffany Bray Yoga Facebook page

Community Yoga
Mercury Cafe
Saturday, January 6, 10 a.m.
The Mercury Cafe is opening the upper level of its space Saturday morning to welcome the community for a donation-based yoga class. Instructor Tiffany Bray will lead attendees through an Align and Flow class safe for all levels; mats will be provided. To learn more about Tiffany Bray and her yoga affiliations, visit her Facebook page.

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Take your first flight.

Frequent Flyers Facebook Page

Aerial Dance Open House
Frequent Flyer Productions
Saturday, January 6, noon
Aspiring aerial dancers in the Boulder area are encouraged to take their first free flight this weekend. Frequent Flyer Productions, an aerial-dance nonprofit organization, will hold a three-hour open house, when prospective students ages five to adult can take a mini-class and watch an aerial performance. (For the class, you should wear athletic clothing with no zippers or buttons.) Visit Frequent Flyers Productions' Facebook page for more information.

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Get serious about new year, new you.

Athleta Facebook Page

New Year New You: Three-Part Wellness Workshop
Athleta Park Meadows
Sunday, January 7, 9 a.m.
Join functional diagnostic nutrition and holistic health coach Georgia Brown for a three-part, women-focused wellness workshop beginning this Sunday. Learn about living a healthy and balanced life that's free of stress and symptoms. This first session is focused on common stress and hormones that cause weight gain and energy depletion. Visit the Eventbrite website to RSVP or learn more information.

Lauren Archuletta is a contributor for Westword's arts section covering the Latinx community and reproductive health.

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